Senior Specialist

Job Description

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Senior Specialist, in collaboration with the Regional Manager or Director is responsible to lead the development and enhancement of strategic and operational plans that continuously improve and integrate the program vision and mandate into the practice and culture of the organization, while preserving alignment with Quality Systems and organizational strategic direction for excellence in care and service.

The Senior Specialist liaises, educates and collaborates with departmental, organizational and provincial leaders, care and service providers and members of the public to advance and execute the strategic plan and activities in alignment with organizational priorities. This includes developing departmental and corporate policies, procedures, guidelines and other resource documents that support program practice across the spectrum of care and service delivery.

The Senior Specialist assesses systems care trends that could affect the program and the organization. Conducts impact analyses and develops strategies, business cases and plans to ensure the organization remains current and responsive to larger system influences.

The Senior Specialist assists the Regional Manager or Director to innovatively and continuously improve and evolve the core operations and mandate of the department and represents the program and Island Health in provincial and local committees as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS:Education, Training And Experience

A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a master's degree in a related health discipline such as Nursing, Allied Health, patient care/clinical related specialty, business administration or health administration, and a minimum of seven (7) years' experience in a related health care environment. This includes extensive experience l in leading clinical practice, regional policy and/or practice development, including change management

Skills And Abilities

• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive corporate and personnel information.
• Experience in planning, directing, and controlling projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of program leading practice trends.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of partners with tact, confidentiality and discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a clinical team Change oriented and possesses an attitude of continuous improvement.
• Self-motivated, able to work with minimal direct supervision, and has a demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload in a self-directed manner.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency with standard MS Office suite and advanced features of office computer applications such as Microsoft
• Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
• Ability to coach, facilitate and lead others.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.
  
  

Link To Full Job Description

https://jd.viha.ca/JD5627.pdf